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FaceTime and/or Zoom ALL classified items before sending money (“What’s a quick number where I can see you holding the radio?”). Trust but verify. Never buy anything from a person here that doesn’t have a badge under their username. Scammers are terrifyingly talented these days.
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RV-8 HI-1121EX Build in the Dominican Republic, From crates to airworthiness
Hello, VAF community! My name is Carlos Sanlley and I'm writing from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Which, as far as I know, makes this one of the few RV builds happening in the Caribbean. Back in early 2021, I joined forces with two good friends Andres Sanchez and Alejandro Marranzini...
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WDYDWYRTW? April 18-19, 2026
….getting this weekend’s thread started, and hoping yours is going swell. v/r,dr 0900 CST Sunday morning:
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First Flight: Florian Gruenberg’s RV-8 | Germany RV-8 #83682
Florian Gruenberg’s RV-8 flew for the first time. Here’s what he had to say: A childhood dream became reality when two passionate builders brought this outstanding aircraft to life. A perfect blend of cross-country performance and pure flying fun. The first flight of D-EXFL, performed by...
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Did I mess up my spinner?
I made a measuring mistake and cut away more of the spinner/blade gap than I wanted on both sides. The gap is about 5/8” and I can get a fingertip in there. Is this too much gap such that I need a new spinner and start over? Or is there no real penalty other than perhaps looking a little goofy...
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Throttle Cable Very Close To Exhaust
I am installing the Vetterman exhaust on my 14A and noticed that the throttle cable is very close to the exhaust cross-over. I added some firesleeve to the cable and plan on installing a heat shield. I also purchased the higher temp rated throttle cable from California push-pull. Has anyone...
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RV 15 15-0055
We have completed both wings and put them in cradles. Other than the mid flap track we have parts. Flush driven rivets used ahead of spars.
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